Autumnal Equinox
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I tried for 20 minutes this morning to get an egg to balance. No luck.
Eric is on his way home from the airport right now as I type ... woohoo! It's been a long week without him, but I did MUCH better this time than when he was gone in June. Feeling more confident in my abilities with two children. Thought I really miss being pregnant, our family feels complete. If I could be a surrogate and not gain 50 pounds (though I know most of that is my own doing, hehe - totally worth it!), I really might consider it. How do you explain something like that to your kids, though? "Hey, Duncan, I'm going to grow a baby in my belly again, but when it's born someone else is going to be the baby's mommy and take the baby home." Probably not going to happen.
The parent education meeting I attended at Waldorf on Wednesday was about protecting childhood (filtering out the adult world, media, etc.). Thoroughly enjoyed it. The teacher hit the nail on the head for me ... parenting is not just about raising children; for me (and others I've talked to recently), it's a spiritual journey during which I'm constantly trying to be a better parent and role model, a calmer and kinder person, and just a more balanced individual. It's because of this that Waldorf seems like such a perfect place for our family - it's not just education for our children, but it's education for our whole family.
I found a blog post yesterday that really spoke to me. Here's my favorite paragraph:
Steiner Education is really an education for the family towards integration and wholeness. It is not just a school. Anyone who embarks on this adventure will know that it is a journey through life towards our fullest potential as human beings. Anything false will be brought to light. Scary, yes, but absolutely essential if you want your children to grow-up whole and integrated.
Read the whole post here.
I'm learning so much, and I already feel better just in the few short weeks that I've really been digging into the meat of it all. I can't wait to learn more and take in as much as I can. I've promised Eric, though, that I won't let us get "burned out" - little pieces at a time. But this is where I am right now, and I'm feeling good about it.
Striving for some balance on the autumnal equinox seems like an appropriate goal.
Eric is on his way home from the airport right now as I type ... woohoo! It's been a long week without him, but I did MUCH better this time than when he was gone in June. Feeling more confident in my abilities with two children. Thought I really miss being pregnant, our family feels complete. If I could be a surrogate and not gain 50 pounds (though I know most of that is my own doing, hehe - totally worth it!), I really might consider it. How do you explain something like that to your kids, though? "Hey, Duncan, I'm going to grow a baby in my belly again, but when it's born someone else is going to be the baby's mommy and take the baby home." Probably not going to happen.
The parent education meeting I attended at Waldorf on Wednesday was about protecting childhood (filtering out the adult world, media, etc.). Thoroughly enjoyed it. The teacher hit the nail on the head for me ... parenting is not just about raising children; for me (and others I've talked to recently), it's a spiritual journey during which I'm constantly trying to be a better parent and role model, a calmer and kinder person, and just a more balanced individual. It's because of this that Waldorf seems like such a perfect place for our family - it's not just education for our children, but it's education for our whole family.
I found a blog post yesterday that really spoke to me. Here's my favorite paragraph:
Steiner Education is really an education for the family towards integration and wholeness. It is not just a school. Anyone who embarks on this adventure will know that it is a journey through life towards our fullest potential as human beings. Anything false will be brought to light. Scary, yes, but absolutely essential if you want your children to grow-up whole and integrated.
Read the whole post here.
I'm learning so much, and I already feel better just in the few short weeks that I've really been digging into the meat of it all. I can't wait to learn more and take in as much as I can. I've promised Eric, though, that I won't let us get "burned out" - little pieces at a time. But this is where I am right now, and I'm feeling good about it.
Striving for some balance on the autumnal equinox seems like an appropriate goal.
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